This is an OPEN TOURNAMENT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO FISH IT! This is our Annual Open Tournament launching out of PCD on 9/13/25

Welcome to the Annual Open Tournament to kickoff the 2026 Season on the St. Johns River!

No membership is required for this tournament. We are honored to have you! For our season kickoff in January you will have to become a member, membership is valid January to January annually.

• TOURNAMENTSITE: Palatka City Docks - 319 River St. Palatka, Fl 32177

• TOURNAMENT HOSTS: City of Palatka 

• TOURNAMENT DATE: September 13th, 2025

• TOURNAMENT MEETING DATE: No meeting for this tournament! Meetings occur the friday night before the seasonal tournaments.

• OFFICIAL PRACTICE: None, however all the tournament waters will be off limits from 5:30 pm Friday until the Saturday morning blast-off. 

• OFFICIAL ENTRY: USE THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP!

Pay: Fishers of Men - Florida Division

• PERMITTED FISHING AREAS: All public waters accessible by boat from the tournament launch site, with the exception of the area within 100 yards of the boat ramp at Palatka City Docks

• LAUNCH/WEIGH-IN SITE: Palatka City Docks

Livewell Checks at 0500 Weigh-in at 3PM (Determined by number of entries)

Flight assignments and times will be based on when you sign up. 

We would like to thank our local sponsors, Hope 91.3FM, Trinity Baptist Palatka, Trinity Baptist Keystone Heights, Oranage Lake Baptist, Berean Baptist Church of Okahumpka, Bass Capital Tackle, Becky Williams, Bald Eagle Tackle, madeinusa.com.

We would like to thank all of our national sponsors, Basscat Boats, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Mercury, Realtree Fishing, Fenwick, Firefly Marine, Power-Pole, TH Marine, Fish 4:19 Performance Eyewear, Frogg Toggs